04-11-25 the pendulum swings
It swings back-and-forth sometimes as if I am living in a grandfather clock. Swing to the left, positive things swing to the right, negative. my day can often be measured by those swings and if I’m lucky they alternate. Today was a little bit like that. I was sad to be poached by another in town of two of my files. They are both from the same owners two different companies. I have been doing their books since 2017 and thought we were friends, but I feel like something from two years ago which had nothing to do with our business relationship affected the husband who then ultimately had the wife deliver the news. I was caught off guard I was emotional. I stayed calm, but it was hard. I do wish them well, and as the day went on, I realized that it will be better for me. It will lighten my workload in the quarters that matter, and they still deal with paper, which doesn’t work well for me either so the only thing really that was hard especially was that I have a 30 day clause and had no notice Nor conversation before.
Shortly after that, I had the thought to check my Rotary app and found out that I am a Paul Harris fellow which is kind of a cool thing especially in my first full year. It really just means that I have donated $1000 US to Rotary in various ways between July 1 and June 30.
I was still a little rattled when I confirm that my on location client still needed me to come help them with their books. I left the office around 3:30 to head there. Over the next five hours, we did enjoy strawberry daiquiris made by her husband and once all the work was done and I was off the clock we all enjoyed some pizza. So that one was a bit of a quick swing of the pendulum as it was taxing on my brain to figure out how to solve their problems, but once it was solved, there was happy dance pizza, and daiquiris.
I got home to a notice from a friend from many many years ago, Dan Riordan, that he had created a painting, similar to one I had admired which he had already sold. I admit that having one done just for me makes it even more special. I shall pick it up when I go down to the coast in May.
triumphgal 